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What To Do If You See A Pet In A Hot Car

What to Do If You See a Pet in a Hot Car

Dog in a hot car infographicIt takes only minutes to save a life

It’s been hot this summer so far and we wanted to remind you that leaving your pet in your car is not acceptable and is never safe. As the weather gets warmer, it can be deadly. High temperatures can cause irreparable organ damage and even death. According to the Humane Society here is what you should do if you see a pet trapped in a hot car.

How to help a pet left in a hot car

  • Take down the car’s make, model and license-plate number.
  • If there are businesses nearby, notify their managers or security guards and ask them to make an announcement to find the car’s owner.
  • If the owner can’t be found, call the non-emergency number of the local police or animal control and wait by the car for them to arrive.

Rolling the down windows has been shown to have little effect on the temperature inside a car.

Other ways to help

  • Get informed: Learn your town’s laws about leaving pets in hot cars.
  • Be ready to call for help: Gather essential telephone numbers and have them on hand. You’ll want to have your local animal control agency’s number and the police department’s non-emergency number so you can quickly report the situation. Keep these numbers in your purse, your car’s glove compartment or programmed into your phone.
  • Spread the word: Distribute The Humane Society of the United States hot car flyer, which spells out the dangers of leaving pets in parked cars. Order more flyers on animalsheltering.org. You can also watch and share our retro video on the issue.
  • Get involved: Ask local store managers, shopping malls, restaurants and other businesses to post signs asking customers not to leave their pets in their cars while shopping or dining.
  • Speak up: If your town doesn’t have a law prohibiting leaving pets in parked cars, contact your local representatives or attend a town hall meeting to start lobbying for one. Learn the basics about advocating for animals with our activist toolkit.

Cool outside doesn’t mean cool in the car

It doesn’t have to be that warm outside for a car to become dangerously hot inside. Here are some facts:

  • When it’s 72 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the temperature inside your car can heat up to 116 degrees Fahrenheit within an hour.
  • When it’s 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside, the temperature inside your car can heat up to 99 degrees Fahrenheit within 10 minutes.
  • Rolling down the windows has been shown to have little effect on the temperature inside a car.
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